Japanese mobile operator SoftBank is part of the SoftBank Group. It says it is "embarking on a new stage of the Information Revolution with a 'Beyond Carrier' strategy" and that it is determined to position itself at the forefront of a society that co-exists with AI. Read more...

China Mobile remains the world's largest mobile operator, with 990 million subscribers as of June 2023. Of these, 750 million were 5G package customers, according to the company's financial results for the third quarter of 2023. It is particularly focussed on mobile cloud computing and 5G industry applications and has… Read more...

The leading Nordic telecommunications company has been rearranging its Asian assets since its exit from Myanmar in 2022. Read more...

French network operator and digital services provider Orange says it wants to "lead the future". It continues to operate in 26 countries and had 298 million customers (287 million mobile) worldwide by the end of 2023. Its 4G services cover 99 per cent of the population in its eight European… Read more...

Vodafone calls itself the largest pan-European and African telecoms company, with 323 million mobile customers according to its FY23 annual report. It operates mobile and fixed networks in 17 countries, with stakes in another five countries through joint ventures and associates. It also partners with 46 countries outside its footprint,… Read more...

Deutsche Telekom (DT) is a leading integrated telecoms company. It remains focused on its goal of becoming the "leading digital telco" through the convergence of its fixed and mobile networks. US subsidiary T-Mobile USA, the nation's second-largest mobile provider, says it has the US's first and largest nationwide 5G network.… Read more...

This note will be updated soon.WRC-23 will consider mobile use of a range of mid- and low-frequency ranges. Regional organisations have shaped the majority of their positions on these items. High-priority items are IMT use of the 3.3—3.8 GHz and 6 GHz ranges, mobile use of 3.6—3.8 GHz and the… Read more...

PolicyTracker’s 2023 country profiles cover Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Poland, Russia, South Korea, Sweden, the UK and the US. In this overview we analyse their spectrum release plans; approach to 6 GHz; policy on private networks; and plans for 6G. Read more...

Sweden auctioned 3.6 GHz and 2.3 GHz spectrum in 2021. It has also opened 3720—3800 MHz and portions of the 26 GHz band for local licensing and permits unlicensed use of part of the lower 6 GHz range. In 2023, Sweden is continuing its planning for the auction of nationwide… Read more...

Poland’s regulator UKE hopes to put 3.6 GHz spectrum band up for sale in the second half of 2023 after its first attempt from 2020 was halted due to the coronavirus pandemic. The lagging legislative work on amending the law on the National Cyber-Security System has hampered efforts by the… Read more...